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Dieuwertje Kast | Daily Trojan
Stripping down | Bulldozers, heavy-duty pickup trucks and construction crews arrive on campus to begin ripping out concrete in prepa-ration
for a stylish, updated Campus Center.
Campus Center project breaks ground
By Ariel Edwards-Levy
Daily Trojan
The construction near Com-mons,
which marks the beginning
of a much larger project to create
a new campus center, commenced
shortly before winter break began,
but will continue past its predicted
end date.
The space currently occupied by
Commons and the Topping Stu-dent
Center will be used for the new
center.
Preliminary construction began
in December before the start of
break and was scheduled to be com-plete
before students returned for
spring semester.
But because of unexpected rainy
weather that delayed the work, con-struction
was not done when stu-dents
arrived back to campus and
green barriers continued to block
students from main entrances into
the Student Union and Topping.
“It’s not too bad, you just have to
bike around a little bit farther,” said
Max Pierce, a junior double major-ing
in psychology and economics.
Construction will only increase
when Commons and Topping are
torn down after commencement
this spring.
The new campus center replacing
the current buildings will be built
around an International Plaza de-signed
to become the university’s
central gathering place, according to
the USC Student Affairs Construc-tion
website.
The website also mentions new
study areas, dining options and
technology resources among the im-provements
that will be made.
Jason Cruz, the project coordina-tor
for student life and involvement,
said the construction was timed to
occur mostly while students were
off campus, with utilities work hap-pening
over winter break and demo-lition
of the buildings to take place
over summer.
Even though students will not be
in class, campus staff and adminis-trators
will still need to use the fa-cilities.
“We will still be in here when
construction starts,” said Jakita
Construction set to intensify
at the conclusion of the
spring semester.
| see Construction, page 7 |
Student
death a
suicide,
LAPD says
By AARON BER RY and
DAN LOETERMAN
Daily Trojan
Police have declared a suicide
in the death of a male USC stu-dent
found bleeding from the
chest and ears Sunday morning,
saying the student jumped off an
Ellendale Place balcony to take
his own life.
The Los Angeles Fire Depart-ment
found Scott Frohlich, a se-nior
majoring in music, at about
8 a.m. in a driveway on the 2600
block of Ellendale Place, police
said.
After finding that the student
had no pulse, fire officials called
police officers from the LAPD
Southwest Division. Frohlich
was pronounced dead on the
scene. It was USC’s first suicide
in two-and-a-half years, according
to Brad King, director of student
counseling services.
The Department of Public
Safety released a statement Sun-day
afternoon informing the stu-dent
body of the death.
DPS officials declined to com-ment
further because of LAPD’s
ongoing investigation.
LAPD officials declined to give
details of the suicide but said
that it appears the student fell off
a balcony, according LAPD De-tective
Rick Gordon said.
Student Affairs representa-
Fire Department finds body
of senior majoring in music
in Ellendale driveway.
| see FROHLICH, page 8 |
Impact of student voters questioned
By KATELY N JOHNSON
Daily Trojan
In a presidential election filled
with more than enough candidates
and debates, a key element to the
eventual outcome will be the partici-pation
of youth voters. While youth
voters played large parts in the Iowa
caucus and the New Hampshire pri-mary,
some political analysts doubt
the same overall participation in the
other 48 states.
Analysts are doubtful because
youth voter participation has de-clined
overall from 1972 until 2004,
according to the Center for Informa-tion
and Research on Civic Learn-ing
and Engagement. While it has
increased in some years, it is over-all
still less than it was in 1972. The
turnout of youth voters, however, is
expected to increase in this election.
“Young voters are changing the
dynamic of this election, and can-didates
are trying to respond,” said
Kareem Crayton, an assistant pro-fessor
of law and political science.
Candidates have responded with
more individual contact and by dis-cussing
issues that have become im-portant
to younger voters.
“The economy directly involves
younger voters because it encom-passes
issues like affordable college
loans,” Crayton said. “The war in
Iraq directly involves younger vot-ers
because many of the soldiers
over there are under 30.”
Media coverage has also changed,
with more campaigning taking part
on the Internet, including debates
sponsored by YouTube and Face-book.
“The expansion of political cam-paigns
on the Internet has in part
encouraged younger people to vote
this year,” said Gregory Madan, a
junior majoring in linguistics who
voted in New Hampshire’s primary.
Candidates also used online in-formation
to engage students.
“You can find out so much about
a candidate simply by looking
through their Web pages, or watch-ing
debates and interviews online,”
said Dylan Wood, a sophomore ma-
Analysts hesitate to predict
large turnout of young
voters as year progresses.
| see youth, page 6 |
Sdtuent Newspaper of the University of Sotuhenr Califonria Sicne 1912 | VOL. 163, NO. 1 | www.dailytrojan.cmo JANUARY 15, 2008
DAILY TROJAN
FILM REWIND
Film critic Matt Brennan lists his top ten
picks of the past year, from “Superbad”
to “No Country for Old Men.” 9
WITH EXTRA MAYO»
Freshman O.J. Mayo leads
the Trojans to their first Pac-
10 victory. 24
»
Trends in National
General Election Youth
Voter Turnout
(Ages 19-29)
1972-1988
1988-1992
1992-1996
2000-2004
55% to 44%
44% to 52%
52% to 40%
40% to 49%
Source: The Center for Infor-mation
& Research on Civic
Learning & Engagement
Year
Percent
Turnout
t
t
s
s
LIFESTYLE | The
year’s underrated,
under-the-radar, under-performing
albums.
PAGE 9
OPINION | 2008 will
determine our fate as
Americans, writes col-umnist
Tim Strube.
PAGE 4
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE» Schwarzenegger aims to terminate budget deficit without taxes.

Dieuwertje Kast | Daily Trojan
Stripping down | Bulldozers, heavy-duty pickup trucks and construction crews arrive on campus to begin ripping out concrete in prepa-ration
for a stylish, updated Campus Center.
Campus Center project breaks ground
By Ariel Edwards-Levy
Daily Trojan
The construction near Com-mons,
which marks the beginning
of a much larger project to create
a new campus center, commenced
shortly before winter break began,
but will continue past its predicted
end date.
The space currently occupied by
Commons and the Topping Stu-dent
Center will be used for the new
center.
Preliminary construction began
in December before the start of
break and was scheduled to be com-plete
before students returned for
spring semester.
But because of unexpected rainy
weather that delayed the work, con-struction
was not done when stu-dents
arrived back to campus and
green barriers continued to block
students from main entrances into
the Student Union and Topping.
“It’s not too bad, you just have to
bike around a little bit farther,” said
Max Pierce, a junior double major-ing
in psychology and economics.
Construction will only increase
when Commons and Topping are
torn down after commencement
this spring.
The new campus center replacing
the current buildings will be built
around an International Plaza de-signed
to become the university’s
central gathering place, according to
the USC Student Affairs Construc-tion
website.
The website also mentions new
study areas, dining options and
technology resources among the im-provements
that will be made.
Jason Cruz, the project coordina-tor
for student life and involvement,
said the construction was timed to
occur mostly while students were
off campus, with utilities work hap-pening
over winter break and demo-lition
of the buildings to take place
over summer.
Even though students will not be
in class, campus staff and adminis-trators
will still need to use the fa-cilities.
“We will still be in here when
construction starts,” said Jakita
Construction set to intensify
at the conclusion of the
spring semester.
| see Construction, page 7 |
Student
death a
suicide,
LAPD says
By AARON BER RY and
DAN LOETERMAN
Daily Trojan
Police have declared a suicide
in the death of a male USC stu-dent
found bleeding from the
chest and ears Sunday morning,
saying the student jumped off an
Ellendale Place balcony to take
his own life.
The Los Angeles Fire Depart-ment
found Scott Frohlich, a se-nior
majoring in music, at about
8 a.m. in a driveway on the 2600
block of Ellendale Place, police
said.
After finding that the student
had no pulse, fire officials called
police officers from the LAPD
Southwest Division. Frohlich
was pronounced dead on the
scene. It was USC’s first suicide
in two-and-a-half years, according
to Brad King, director of student
counseling services.
The Department of Public
Safety released a statement Sun-day
afternoon informing the stu-dent
body of the death.
DPS officials declined to com-ment
further because of LAPD’s
ongoing investigation.
LAPD officials declined to give
details of the suicide but said
that it appears the student fell off
a balcony, according LAPD De-tective
Rick Gordon said.
Student Affairs representa-
Fire Department finds body
of senior majoring in music
in Ellendale driveway.
| see FROHLICH, page 8 |
Impact of student voters questioned
By KATELY N JOHNSON
Daily Trojan
In a presidential election filled
with more than enough candidates
and debates, a key element to the
eventual outcome will be the partici-pation
of youth voters. While youth
voters played large parts in the Iowa
caucus and the New Hampshire pri-mary,
some political analysts doubt
the same overall participation in the
other 48 states.
Analysts are doubtful because
youth voter participation has de-clined
overall from 1972 until 2004,
according to the Center for Informa-tion
and Research on Civic Learn-ing
and Engagement. While it has
increased in some years, it is over-all
still less than it was in 1972. The
turnout of youth voters, however, is
expected to increase in this election.
“Young voters are changing the
dynamic of this election, and can-didates
are trying to respond,” said
Kareem Crayton, an assistant pro-fessor
of law and political science.
Candidates have responded with
more individual contact and by dis-cussing
issues that have become im-portant
to younger voters.
“The economy directly involves
younger voters because it encom-passes
issues like affordable college
loans,” Crayton said. “The war in
Iraq directly involves younger vot-ers
because many of the soldiers
over there are under 30.”
Media coverage has also changed,
with more campaigning taking part
on the Internet, including debates
sponsored by YouTube and Face-book.
“The expansion of political cam-paigns
on the Internet has in part
encouraged younger people to vote
this year,” said Gregory Madan, a
junior majoring in linguistics who
voted in New Hampshire’s primary.
Candidates also used online in-formation
to engage students.
“You can find out so much about
a candidate simply by looking
through their Web pages, or watch-ing
debates and interviews online,”
said Dylan Wood, a sophomore ma-
Analysts hesitate to predict
large turnout of young
voters as year progresses.
| see youth, page 6 |
Sdtuent Newspaper of the University of Sotuhenr Califonria Sicne 1912 | VOL. 163, NO. 1 | www.dailytrojan.cmo JANUARY 15, 2008
DAILY TROJAN
FILM REWIND
Film critic Matt Brennan lists his top ten
picks of the past year, from “Superbad”
to “No Country for Old Men.” 9
WITH EXTRA MAYO»
Freshman O.J. Mayo leads
the Trojans to their first Pac-
10 victory. 24
»
Trends in National
General Election Youth
Voter Turnout
(Ages 19-29)
1972-1988
1988-1992
1992-1996
2000-2004
55% to 44%
44% to 52%
52% to 40%
40% to 49%
Source: The Center for Infor-mation
& Research on Civic
Learning & Engagement
Year
Percent
Turnout
t
t
s
s
LIFESTYLE | The
year’s underrated,
under-the-radar, under-performing
albums.
PAGE 9
OPINION | 2008 will
determine our fate as
Americans, writes col-umnist
Tim Strube.
PAGE 4
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE» Schwarzenegger aims to terminate budget deficit without taxes.